No pajamas in court, says judge who gets to wear a robe to work

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Colin Daileda
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A Pennsylvania judge doesn't believe pajamas are "appropriate attire" for court.

Judge Craig Long put a sign in the lobby of his courtroom warning of his disapproval, though it's not something he can necessarily enforce. (What counts as pajamas, anyway? A flannel shirt? Sweatpants? It's murky.)

Pennsylvania: "No pajamas in courtroom, judge says" https://t.co/8Jon58tZAi pic.twitter.com/R721oH3e2X— overlawyered (@overlawyered) January 31, 2016

Apparently, an increasing number of people have have visited the courtroom in too-casual attire lately, and he's sick of it.

"We have a growing problem of people not dressing appropriately for court. And I just put it out there as a reminder of the code of conduct that should be followed when appearing in court. It's not a law," Long said, according to WALB News 10. "It's not a rule or something that we can enforce. It's just basically a reminder,"

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We wonder if he's OK with other people wearing robes.

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